 Poster: A snowHead
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Four chancers go on a skiing weekend to St Moritz at £200 budget per person (really!). One has no travel insurance ... and he's the one who ends up in a clinic confronted by a £7000 quote for treatment.
But it's not all gloom and disaster.
This crack team of ski weekenders was from The Observer newspaper. Read their bizarre tale of road challenges, empty slopes and unlikely bargain hunting in the glitz of Moritz here.
Full marks for candour!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The writer has given a link to Hertz for car-hire - this is hardly a good option for anyone on a tight budget. If your not a member of some loyalty or corporate scheme, the Hertz website (and most of the car hire companies) is at least £100 more expensive than booking (the same car) through a broker like Holiday Autos or Carbookers 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Well at least he states what should be obvious to fellow snowHeads, "Don't go skiing without insurance" 
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ive just booked my first DIY holiday and all was good...
until my mum pointed out my lack of insurance.
surely £20 extra is well worth it!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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in the past 2 trips I've taken (Dec 2005 and Jan 2006) Hertz was cheaper than anyone else, using the offers available to all from their website. Their "standard" rate was not cheaper, but clicking thru' offers was considerably cheaper, especially when you count in the fact they include winter tyres and chains as standard.
regards,
greg
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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until my mum pointed out my lack of insurance.
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that's what mums are for!
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David Goldsmith, that makes for a good read. What plonkers. Much less entertaining if they had slipped their snowchains on in a jiffy and spent a couple of quid on carte neige or whatever they have in Switzerland.
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pam w dont forget they are also for:
cleaning school uniform
making tea
cleaning rooms
and they are designed for watching soaps aswell!
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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george_1, I think I shoul dintroduce you to my old lady, and mother of two. You'd get on really well!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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David Murdoch,
But why have these "smoke and mirrors" discounts? I took gregh's advice and looked at the various 'click-through' discounts and the prices are cheaper (comparable with Holiday Autos) - but why not not have a WYSIWYG pricing structure?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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pam w dont forget they are also for:
cleaning school uniform
making tea
cleaning rooms
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george_1, this one doesn't do rooms! Your pit you live in it!! 
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pam w dont forget they are also for:
cleaning school uniform
making tea
cleaning rooms
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george_1, this one doesn't do rooms! Your pit you live in it!! |
Lorraine, exactly. The most I do now is send them up with a bin bag every now and again. Whatever I say and do makes no difference, so I may as well save my energy.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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D G Orf, yeah although the words are tucked away at the end which could mean problems for those people who remain completely obvious unless trugeoned over the head.
"Misers' tips: Don't even dream of going skiing without travel insurance."
No. Really?
Even if to prove a glaringly obvious point about needing insurance, I must admit it was a nice story about ski hols not having to cost lots.
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